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« Reply #15 on: September 08, 2022, 10:55:59 PM »
This is The Telegraph's 10 days of mourning outline.
I'm sure everything will be confirmed tomorrow, Friday.
It's going to be a very emotional week ahead for many.


King Charles III will travel back to London from Balmoral on Friday.

Ahead of their arrival in the capital there will be a gun salute at 1pm.

The King will hold an audience with Liz Truss, the Prime Minister and pre-record a televised address to the nation, which will be broadcast at around 6pm.

Bells will toll at Westminster Abbey, St Paul’s Cathedral and Windsor Castle, and gun salutes - one round for every year of the Queen’s life - will be fired in Hyde Park and at other stations.

There will be a service at St Paul’s Cathedral attended by the Prime Minister and senior ministers.

Saturday - D+1

The Accession Council will meet at St James’s Palace in London to formally proclaim King Charles the nation’s new monarch.

The council is usually held within 24 hours of the death of a sovereign, before Parliament meets, and is the first official event the King will attend.

It will be televised for the first time.

The first public proclamation of the new sovereign will be read from the Friary Court balcony by the Garter King of Arms before proclamations are made around the city and across the country.

Union flags go back up to full-mast at 1pm and remain there for 24 hours to coincide with the proclamations before returning to half-mast.

The King will also hold audiences with the Prime Minister and the Cabinet.

Meanwhile, public books of condolence may be placed at St James’s Palace, the Queen’s Gallery, Windsor, Holyrood House, Balmoral and Sandringham.

Sunday - D+2

The Queen’s coffin is expected to be taken by road to the Palace of Holyroodhouse in Edinburgh.

Proclamations will be read in the Scottish, Welsh and Northern Ireland devolved parliaments in Edinburgh, Cardiff and Belfast.

Monday - D+3

A procession is expected along the Royal Mile to St Giles’ Cathedral. There will be a service and the Vigil of the Princes by members of the Royal family.

The public may get the chance to file past the Queen’s coffin at a mini lying in state in St Giles’.

The House of Commons and the House of Lords are expected to come together in Westminster for a Motion of Condolence, which the King could attend.

After leaving England and visiting Scotland, Charles will at some stage travel to the other countries of the UK - Wales and Northern Ireland - known as Operation Spring Tide.

Tuesday D+4

The Queen’s coffin is expected to be flown to London and is likely to be at rest at Buckingham Palace.

A rehearsal for the procession of the coffin from Buckingham Palace to the Palace of Westminster will take place.

Wednesday D+5

The Queen’s lying in state is expected to begin at Westminster Hall, codenamed Operation Marquee. It will follow a ceremonial procession through London and will last four full days.

The Archbishop of Canterbury will conduct a short service following the coffin’s arrival.

Hundreds of thousands of people are expected to file past the coffin on its catafalque and pay their respects.

Senior royals are also expected to pay their own tributes, standing guard at some stage around the coffin.

Thursday D+6

Lying in state will continue and a rehearsal is likely to take place for the state funeral procession.

Friday D+7 - Sunday D+9

Lying in state will continue, ending on Sunday. Heads of state are expected to begin arriving for the funeral.

Monday D+10

The Queen’s state funeral is expected take place at Westminster Abbey.

The original plans involved the Queen’s coffin to process on a gun carriage pulled by naval ratings - sailors - using ropes rather than horses.

Senior members of the family are expected to follow behind - just as they did for the funeral of Diana, Princess of Wales and the Duke of Edinburgh.

The military will line the streets and also join the procession.

Heads of state, prime ministers and presidents, European royals and key figures from public life will be invited to gather in the Abbey, which can hold a congregation of 2,000.

The service will be televised, and a national two minutes’ silence is expected to be held.

The Queen’s coffin will be taken to St George’s Chapel at Windsor Castle for a televised committal service.

Later in the evening, there will be a private interment service with senior members of the Royal family.

The Queen’s final resting place will be the King George VI memorial chapel, an annex to the main chapel - where her mother and father were buried, along with the ashes of her sister, Princess Margaret.

The Duke of Edinburgh’s coffin will move from the Royal Vault to the memorial chapel to join the Queen’s.

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« Reply #16 on: September 09, 2022, 06:45:43 AM »
A lady well respected, and carried herself with dignity throughout her reign. She deserves to be laid to rest with her husband, but her life should be one that is celebrated.

In regards to the 10 days of mourning. Of course people should follow that if they wish, but to cancel sporting events during that time is neither necessary or suitable. Minutes silences, national anthems and recognition of her death is honouring her. But life should not come to a halt. Sporting events should go ahead, life is difficult enough at present, and to remove events that give people relief and joy is poor judgement. People can choose whether they attend sporting events or not, but let them happen.

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« Reply #17 on: September 09, 2022, 07:04:53 AM »
Quite agree, Wombles. Huge changes have happened during her long reign. Mass cancellations of events,sporting or otherwise,would be a bit of a throwback, in my opinion.
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« Reply #18 on: September 09, 2022, 08:01:26 AM »
I totally agree with Wombles and Rossm. Will all other leisure and entertainment industries be closed for 10 days? I admired and respected Queen Elizabeth, but we live in a different age to when she acceded to the throne.

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« Reply #19 on: September 09, 2022, 08:12:35 AM »
On reflection I agree with Wombles, but can we please have a minute's silence and not a minute's hand clapping.

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« Reply #20 on: September 09, 2022, 08:50:06 AM »
I definitely agree that stopping everything for 10 days is no longer appropriate for the world we live in.

But I'm not sure carrying on as normal with a perfunctory tip of the hat is either.

Not that I have a suggestion, just a feeling that the best course of action lies somewhere between the two.
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« Reply #21 on: September 09, 2022, 09:07:27 AM »
The Official Announcemnet on PRL site:

On behalf of everyone at Premiership Rugby, and at our clubs, we are very saddened to hear of the death of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. We stand together in remembering the inspirational life of our Queen.

Our thoughts and condolences are with The Royal Family and everyone around the world mourning the loss of Her Majesty.

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How amateurish to not remove that last line

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« Reply #22 on: September 09, 2022, 09:11:29 AM »
The Official Announcemnet on PRL site:

On behalf of everyone at Premiership Rugby, and at our clubs, we are very saddened to hear of the death of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. We stand together in remembering the inspirational life of our Queen.

Our thoughts and condolences are with The Royal Family and everyone around the world mourning the loss of Her Majesty.

Tickets for Premiership Rugby matches are now on sale. Click here to buy tickets from every club.



How amateurish to not remove that last line


Crass IMHO.
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« Reply #23 on: September 09, 2022, 09:18:22 AM »

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« Reply #24 on: September 09, 2022, 10:23:28 AM »
The BBC, in their unfathomable way, have cancelled Saturdays Last Night of the Proms.

What an amazing opportunity they have bottled, to celebrate with the Nation.

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« Reply #25 on: September 09, 2022, 10:37:05 AM »
The BBC, in their unfathomable way, have cancelled Saturdays Last Night of the Proms.

What an amazing opportunity they have bottled, to celebrate with the Nation.

Probably why they cancelled.
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« Reply #26 on: September 09, 2022, 11:01:09 AM »
BBC reporting football premier league discussing what to do with DCMS so would expect they and other sports to follow the government's lead

With Charles announcing 7 days mourning I would expect all sport to be cancelled this weekend if not 7 days

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« Reply #27 on: September 09, 2022, 11:26:58 AM »
I'm due to be on safety boat driver at a big sailing event tomorrow. We've just been told they're also waiting for DCMS guidance.

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« Reply #28 on: September 09, 2022, 11:33:03 AM »
Premier League football just postponed all weekend fixtures, including Monday.


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« Reply #29 on: September 09, 2022, 11:37:12 AM »
Bristol Live reports that tonight's two Gallagher Premiership games are ON!

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